Vocab 3

Question 1

Pedestrian

Answer 1

Ordinary or dull (adj.)
Syn: commonplace, mediocre
Ant: imaginative, compelling

Question 2

Bona fide

Answer 2

In good faith (adj.)
Syn: legitimate, genuine
Ant: fraudulent, phony

Question 3

Adventitious

Answer 3

Accidental, nonessential (adj.)
Syn: incidental

Question 4

Fecund

Answer 4

Fertile, productive (adj.)
Syn: prolific
Ant: sterile

Question 5

Deviate

Answer 5

To turn aside from a course, to stray (v.)
Syn: digress

Question 6

Obfuscate

Answer 6

To confuse, to bewilder (v.)
Syn: muddle, obscure
Ant: clarify, elucidate

Question 7

Impale

Answer 7

To pierce with a sharp stake through the body (v.)

Question 8

Extenuate

Answer 8

To lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses (v.)

Question 9

Parochial

Answer 9

Local, narrow, limited (adj.)
Syn: provincial, narrow-minded
Ant: universal, catholic

Question 10

Glower

Answer 10

To stare angrily (v.)
Syn: frown, scowl
Ant: grin

Question 11

Edify

Answer 11

Improve someone morally (v.)

Question 12

Ambiguous

Answer 12

Open to more than one interpretation (adj.)
Syn: unclear, uncertain, vague
Ant: explicit, definite

Question 13

Cataclysm

Answer 13

A violent change (n.)
Syn: disaster, catastrophe
Ant: triumph, boon

Question 14

Optimum

Answer 14

Best, most favorable, ideal (adj.)

Question 15

Importune

Answer 15

To ask persistently, to beg
Syn: appeal, badger